That may be the message you're hoping to send, but that's not the one that's received. What you mean as "I don't like any of you," is taken as, "I didn't consider any of you." If you want to say you don't like any of them go do a write in vote for Homer Simpson or something inane.
It's probably just the basic egotism of politicians, but they're much happier to decide that you're lazy than you're smart but dissatisfied.
That said, I'm sure you could find a candidate whose view are 'close enough' to yours if you cared to look. --
The problem wasn't the cost of publishing. It was the hew and cry from the slashdot collective at the notion of someone else selling their work without express written consent. --
Oracle has the same rules. They prohibit the publication of benchmarks of their database too. I'm guessing it's for that reason that they're trying to circumvent microsoft's restriction without out and out breaking it. I've seldom seen a more odious term in a EULA. --
I just got back from OOPSLA (Object Oriented Programming Systems Languages and Applications) and didn't see a mention of this. Not that that's surprising, but I'd've thought they'd've at least arranged for a BOF.
Still, one of the smartest things I heard at OOPSLA was David Unger(sp?) of Sun recommending that everyone learn at least one new language a year. His assertion was that everytime you learn a new language you also learn alternate strategies to apply in your other languages. --
If you're in Minnesota, and more specifically the Twin Cities, then you should check out http://www.tcrobowars.com. It's coming on the 21st and should be pretty good. --
Now I can duplicate my 'do not duplicate' keys
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So, now I can duplicate my 'do not duplicate' keys without having to use a triangle file?! --
Peopleware by Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister has a lot of great information about making the tech environment more human friendly. It was reviewed by slashdot a while ago, and is every bit as good as the praise in that review makes it out to be. I always buy a copy for any new boss I get, and sometimes they even read it. --
Beware of the software used by atdot. It's a web gateway to pop and IMAP and it uses long fields in the URL instead of cookies for saving session info. So if someone uses a webbug ( like at http://mailreceipt.sourceforge.net ) they can access your mailbox remotely. I've told atdot about this on their developer list, but they were uninterested. --
If you read the article that's what he did. They emulated the guaranteed delivery of TCP on top of the fire-and-forget connection that was provided by the DNS conduit. --
Why do I see people who have clearly been reading slashdot for less than a year saying that a stable kernel release isn't slashdot material? There was a time when 10% of all the slashdot news was kernel releases.
Besides, what harm does it do you? Shut up and stop bitching at Rob 'n' crew. --
I love Stephenson's work, but I don't see anything to lead me to suspect that his gift will translate well to screen plays. The kind of authors that go well into the realm of screenplays are very dialog oriented authors, and Mr. Stephenson, while excellent, is more of a narrative guy. Think of the pages and pages of geek explanation in _Cryptonomicon_ and all the inner dialog in _Snow Crash_, and it's not terribly encouraging. That said, I hope it's true and it rocks. --
If Phil Heartman were still able to work his magic for us we'd some day be able to hear, "Hi! I'm Troy McCluer. You might remember me from other films such as _The Simpsons: The Movie_ and _The Simpsons II: More Money For Us_." Though, it's Lyonel Hutz I miss even more. --
Well, 54 in the pdf, but page 50 logically. The document discussed whether or not source code could be considered speech. Fortunately they do come down on the side of source code and even object code being forms of expression that do fall under the rules of Free Speech as given in the First Ammendment (to the US constitution).
It's not the ruling we wanted, but at least it doesn't say that code isn't speech -- a precident like that would make other rulings harder to win in the future. --
Re:Why DELL linux systems cost more
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It's very possibe you're currect. However, I suspect that if they were priced just _under_ the NT servers that they'd sell considerably better (for a greater net profit) since most companies already have all the NT licenses they need. I know if I were in an NT shop (shudder) I'd still buy the cheaper linux servers and then install NT from my MSDN discs.
That said, I'm sure that Dell's market research knows just what to do to eeek the most possible cash out of the IT purchaser (certainly more than this geek knows about it) and is probably doing exactly what will maximize profits. --
Why DELL linux systems cost more
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I'd guess that the linux systems cost more because of the R&D costs involved whenever Dell upgrades an internal component is are spread out over a smaller number of systems. PC Builders don't actually _do_ much except promise you that the pieces they assemble work well with eachother and the OS they're installing (which is why Packard Bell should be considered the king of empty promises). Whenever they switch from Brand X floppy drives to brand XX floppy drives they have to test that hardware with the other components for a long while. When they do that on an NT platform they spread that cost out over the N systems they sell. With Linux it's spread out over the N/1000 systems they sell. As Linux grows in size it'll cost less (unless they pull the same scam the music industries did with the Cassette -> CD switch (wherein they promised higher CD costs initally and lower CD costs in the future)). --
As I understand it companies can pay hotmail (Microsoft) to spam their users internally. Hotmail does provide bulk mail filters to catch these things, but the majority of their users get the semi-targeted spam directly in their inbox. --
Unfortunately there's a fundamental disconnect in the corporate world between the security conscious admins and management. Mangagement wants things easy and standardized, and (for the most part) admins want things secure. These exploits can crop up every week and it won't do a thing to convince management that outlook is a bad choice.
Admins will continue to throw in layer after layer of mail pre-filtering software at the delivery level, when they should really just be able to get a secure MUA on their users' desktops. --
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From the descriptions it sounds as if one can't press multiple keys at once. How do I press [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [BackSpace]?
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And as an eagle scout and a current scout master, I find the assinine policy of the BSA more offensive than than comment.
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That may be the message you're hoping to send, but that's not the one that's received. What you mean as "I don't like any of you," is taken as, "I didn't consider any of you." If you want to say you don't like any of them go do a write in vote for Homer Simpson or something inane.
It's probably just the basic egotism of politicians, but they're much happier to decide that you're lazy than you're smart but dissatisfied.
That said, I'm sure you could find a candidate whose view are 'close enough' to yours if you cared to look.
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The problem wasn't the cost of publishing. It was the hew and cry from the slashdot collective at the notion of someone else selling their work without express written consent.
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well done.
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The Twiddler2 looks to be a nice chorded keyboard.
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Oracle has the same rules. They prohibit the publication of benchmarks of their database too. I'm guessing it's for that reason that they're trying to circumvent microsoft's restriction without out and out breaking it. I've seldom seen a more odious term in a EULA.
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Incredibly funny shit there. Thanks for the link.
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I just got back from OOPSLA (Object Oriented Programming Systems Languages and Applications) and didn't see a mention of this. Not that that's surprising, but I'd've thought they'd've at least arranged for a BOF.
Still, one of the smartest things I heard at OOPSLA was David Unger(sp?) of Sun recommending that everyone learn at least one new language a year. His assertion was that everytime you learn a new language you also learn alternate strategies to apply in your other languages.
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If you're in Minnesota, and more specifically the Twin Cities, then you should check out http://www.tcrobowars.com. It's coming on the 21st and should be pretty good.
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So, now I can duplicate my 'do not duplicate' keys without having to use a triangle file?!
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Peopleware by Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister has a lot of great information about making the tech environment more human friendly. It was reviewed by slashdot a while ago, and is every bit as good as the praise in that review makes it out to be. I always buy a copy for any new boss I get, and sometimes they even read it.
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Beware of the software used by atdot. It's a web gateway to pop and IMAP and it uses long fields in the URL instead of cookies for saving session info. So if someone uses a webbug ( like at http://mailreceipt.sourceforge.net ) they can access your mailbox remotely. I've told atdot about this on their developer list, but they were uninterested.
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whistler was the blind guy in the movie _Sneakers_, and from the looks of it he had a hand in the design. :)
Actually, it's a perfectly fine looking GUI -- maybe some of the themes will be a little more attractive/radical.
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"I've always found profanity to be refuge of the inarticulate motherfucker."
:) I liked it anyway.
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If you read the article that's what he did. They emulated the guaranteed delivery of TCP on top of the fire-and-forget connection that was provided by the DNS conduit.
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Or because some corporate firewalls verrify that that traffic is really HTTP, not just check the port number.
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Why do I see people who have clearly been reading slashdot for less than a year saying that a stable kernel release isn't slashdot material? There was a time when 10% of all the slashdot news was kernel releases.
Besides, what harm does it do you? Shut up and stop bitching at Rob 'n' crew.
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I love Stephenson's work, but I don't see anything to lead me to suspect that his gift will translate well to screen plays. The kind of authors that go well into the realm of screenplays are very dialog oriented authors, and Mr. Stephenson, while excellent, is more of a narrative guy. Think of the pages and pages of geek explanation in _Cryptonomicon_ and all the inner dialog in _Snow Crash_, and it's not terribly encouraging. That said, I hope it's true and it rocks.
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If Phil Heartman were still able to work his magic for us we'd some day be able to hear, "Hi! I'm Troy McCluer. You might remember me from other films such as _The Simpsons: The Movie_ and _The Simpsons II: More Money For Us_." Though, it's Lyonel Hutz I miss even more.
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Well, 54 in the pdf, but page 50 logically. The document discussed whether or not source code could be considered speech. Fortunately they do come down on the side of source code and even object code being forms of expression that do fall under the rules of Free Speech as given in the First Ammendment (to the US constitution).
It's not the ruling we wanted, but at least it doesn't say that code isn't speech -- a precident like that would make other rulings harder to win in the future.
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It's very possibe you're currect. However, I suspect that if they were priced just _under_ the NT servers that they'd sell considerably better (for a greater net profit) since most companies already have all the NT licenses they need. I know if I were in an NT shop (shudder) I'd still buy the cheaper linux servers and then install NT from my MSDN discs.
That said, I'm sure that Dell's market research knows just what to do to eeek the most possible cash out of the IT purchaser (certainly more than this geek knows about it) and is probably doing exactly what will maximize profits.
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I'd guess that the linux systems cost more because of the R&D costs involved whenever Dell upgrades an internal component is are spread out over a smaller number of systems. PC Builders don't actually _do_ much except promise you that the pieces they assemble work well with eachother and the OS they're installing (which is why Packard Bell should be considered the king of empty promises). Whenever they switch from Brand X floppy drives to brand XX floppy drives they have to test that hardware with the other components for a long while. When they do that on an NT platform they spread that cost out over the N systems they sell. With Linux it's spread out over the N/1000 systems they sell. As Linux grows in size it'll cost less (unless they pull the same scam the music industries did with the Cassette -> CD switch (wherein they promised higher CD costs initally and lower CD costs in the future)).
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As I understand it companies can pay hotmail (Microsoft) to spam their users internally. Hotmail does provide bulk mail filters to catch these things, but the majority of their users get the semi-targeted spam directly in their inbox.
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Unfortunately there's a fundamental disconnect in the corporate world between the security conscious admins and management. Mangagement wants things easy and standardized, and (for the most part) admins want things secure. These exploits can crop up every week and it won't do a thing to convince management that outlook is a bad choice.
Admins will continue to throw in layer after layer of mail pre-filtering software at the delivery level, when they should really just be able to get a secure MUA on their users' desktops.
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